Woods v. State

HARWOOD, Judge.

The indictment against this appellant charged him with the murder in the second degree of Burley Brown.

Omitting the formal parts, the indictment charged in specific terms that the appellant “killed Burley Brown by striking him with a rock,” etc.

The first witness called by the State was Darrell Woods, a nephew of the appellant.

The material portions of his testimony in so far as necessary to this review were to the effect that he observed the appellant and the deceased sitting on the edge of the porch of appellant’s house, with their lower legs hanging off. The two appeared to be…